A Royal Exchange Theatre and Graeae Theatre Company co-production.
By Jackie Hagan. Directed by Amit Sharma.
A witty and touching new play about class, friendship and absence, set in the forgotten town of Skelmersdale by award-winning spoken word artist Jackie Hagan.
“We’re cosmic scallies, we dance on the off-beat, we’re wonky shopping trollies, we’re forgotten and trod on, we’re gravy stained and piss sodden, we’re the breath between coughing fits.”
Shaun and Dent grew up best friends on the same council estate in Skem. Dent left, full of ambition, but 10 years later she’s back. Can Shaun convince her Skem is an inheritance better than any house?
All performances include creative captioning and audio description.
Graeae and The Royal Exchange Theatre are supported by Arts Council England.
Gallery
![A white woman sits on a sofa, wrapped in a pink cardigan. A young black man holds up a cup to her face to drink.](https://ee6xcki6h9s.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Cosmic-Scallies.-Rachel-Denning-Dent-Reuben-Johnson-Shaun-2.-Photo-Jonathan-Keenan-scaled.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&quality=90&webp=90&avif=80&ssl=1)
![Reuben Johnson (a young black man) and Rachel Denning (a white woman) sit together on a sofa, they are wrapped in fairy lights.](https://ee6xcki6h9s.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Cosmic-Scallies.-Reuben-Johnson-Shaun-Rachel-Denning-Dent-4.-Photo-Jonathan-Keenan.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&quality=90&webp=90&avif=80&ssl=1)
![Reuben Johnson & Rachel Denning are engaged deep in conversation.](https://ee6xcki6h9s.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Cosmic-Scallies.-Reuben-Johnson-Shaun-Rachel-Denning-Dent-7.-Photo-Jonathan-Keenan.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&quality=90&webp=90&avif=80&ssl=1)
![Reuben Johnson & Rachel Denning are once again locked deep in conversation. And again, they are draped in fairy lights.](https://ee6xcki6h9s.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Cosmic-Scallies.-Reuben-Johnson-Shaun-Rachel-Denning-Dent-9.-Photo-Jonathan-Keenan.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&quality=90&webp=90&avif=80&ssl=1)
People
The Cast
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Reuben Johnson
ShaunReuben Johnson
Shaun -
Rachel Denning
DentRachel Denning
Dent
People
The Creatives
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Amit Sharma
DirectorAmit Sharma
Director -
Jackie Hagan
WriterJackie Hagan
Writer -
James Varney
Assistant DirectorJames Varney
Assistant Director -
Bethany Wells
DesignerBethany Wells
Designer -
Joshua Pharo
Lighting and Captioning DesignerJoshua Pharo
Lighting and Captioning Designer -
Lewis Gibson
Sound Designer and ComposerLewis Gibson
Sound Designer and Composer -
Chi San Howard
Movement DirectorChi San Howard
Movement Director -
Elspeth Morrison
Voice CoachElspeth Morrison
Voice Coach -
Jeff Young
DramaturgJeff Young
Dramaturg